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Giving new powers to Turkey’s president won’t stop terrorism or build bridges in a divided country. It’s just another sign of Turkey’s darkening future.

In a surprise announcement, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May says she wants a general election in June. Here are four factors that explain the move

Adnan R. Khan reports from Turkey on the disputed referendum and the dangerous rise of the cult of President Erdogan

The U.S. says its massive bomb was the right tool for the right target, but Afghan officials argue Islamic State was already on the retreat

Its position in Christianity has evolved dramatically, and the cross remains today as central and as debated an icon as ever

In the anarchical world of pure power politics, if the U.S. decides international trade rules no longer apply to it, would China conciliate or retaliate?

What the uprising against now-removed president Park Geun-hye reveals about the forces felt by South Korea’s young

Women of power, influence and—yes—privilege gathered recently in Manhattan. As Anne Kingston writes, their show of strength could not be more timely.

The Great War marked the true beginning of the American century. But 100 years later, “the war to end all wars” is largely forgotten in the U.S.

For the record, what Prince Charles said at the Vimy memorial event on Sunday, April 9